OLD-FASHIONED COCONUT MACAROONS - LAVENDER AND LOVAGE

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Old-Fashioned Coconut Macaroons - Lavender and Lovage image

These delightful little Old-Fashioned Coconut Macaroons, remind me of the bakeries from my childhood, as well as afternoon tea with granny.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 sheets of A4 rice paper, or edible wafer paper
2 egg-whites
2 level tablespoons cornflour
125g (4ozs) caster sugar
150g (5 ozs) desiccated coconut
Glace cherries, quartered

Steps:

  • Pre-heat oven to 180C/170C Fan/350F/Gas mark 4. Line a large baking tray with the rice paper - smooth side down.
  • Beat the egg-whites until light and frothy, but not too stiff.
  • Mix the cornflour and sugar together, then fold in the beaten egg-whites to the mixture, before adding the coconut.
  • Place small heaps of the mixture on the rice paper lined baking tray, using 2 teaspoons.
  • Smooth the tops with a pastry brush that has been dipped into a little water.
  • Place the quartered glace cherries on top.
  • Bake in the pre-heated oven for 20 minutes, or until the macaroons are firm and golden brown.
  • Remove them from the oven and tear away the excess rice paper. (If the paper doesn't come away, you can trim them with kitchen scissors later)
  • Allow them to cool on a wire cooling rack and then store them in an airtight tin.

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